John Gore, has given almost £4.2 million to the Conservative Party, making him the Tories’ number one donor despite having spent “more than a decade away” from the UK. Now Boris Johnson ’s Tories have been accused of “bending the rules to benefit themselves” with a new Elections Bill, which allows donors who live in tax havens to fund political parties indefinitely. Currently donors can only fund parties from abroad for 15 years - but this will be abolished under the Elections Bill, which returns to the Commons on Monday. Ms Smith added: “There is no possible justification for changing this law other than to open a loophole so that Conservative donors can continue to funnel money into the Conservative Party. The spokesperson also noted Labour's International branch had called on party leadership to support the government's so-called "votes for life" policy.

Source: Daily Mirror September 04, 2021 18:11 UTC